title: Oral immunization with a polyvalent bacterial lysate can reduce mortality by infection with S. pneumoniae or influenza A in mice.
abstract: We investigated the effect of oral immunization in of mice which were exposed to S. pneumoniae or influenza A. The results suggest that oral immunization reduces the mortality rate. We believe that this effect is partially due to nonspecific defense mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Anesthesia, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: van Daal
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Mouton
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van 't Veen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tenbrinck
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Bergmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lachmann
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins